Kobe Bryant Timeline : Kobe Bryant Sexual Assault Case

4 Jul 2003 Bryant is arrested and accused of sexual assault in Colorado. He leads the Lakers in scoring in 2003-04, on occasion flying back to Los Angeles for games after court appearances in Colorado on the same day.

Bryant, 26, has said he had consensual sex with the woman. The case was dropped after Bryant's accuser refused to testify in the case. A separate civil suit was later filed against Bryant by the woman. This was settled out of court and included Bryant's publicly apologizing to his accuser, though admitting no guilt on his part. /p>